This article describes the upgrade procedure of Versa Analytics node from 16.1-R1 GA release to 16.1- R2 S5 release.

 

 While upgrading the Analytics Cluster, you need to follow the same procedure for upgrade. However, Versa Analytics nodes are required to be upgraded prior to the Search nodes.

 

Prerequisite:

  • Versa Analytics node is already up and running with 16.1R-1 GA release analytics software.
  • “Versa Analytics 16.1R-2S5 release bin file” is already downloaded and present in the path /home/versa in Versa Analytics node.
  • Node with search personality is considered for upgrade in this document.
  • Ensure that the “Versa Analytics 16.1R-1 GA release bin file” is present in /home/versa or /home/versa/packages folder so that in case of any issues during upgrade process, Versa Analytics nodes should be able to fallback to previous release that is 16.1R1 GA release.

 

  1. Check the current release in the analytics system using command “ show system package-info” via cli.

 

 

  1. Verify that the bin package of the release (to which system needs to be upgraded to) is present in the /home/versa/packages directory of the analytics node as shown below.

 

 

  1. Execute the command “ sudo bash <bin package name>” from the analytics shell to start the upgrade process as shown below:

 

             

 

             

 

             

 

             

 

             

 

             

 

             

 

             

 

             

 

             

             

  1. After completion of upgrade, the shell prompt will reappear, from the shell prompt execute command “vsh start” as shown below:

 

 

  1. Verify that all the process are up and running using command “ vsh status” as shown below.

 

 

  1. Ensure that the system is successfully upgraded to new version using command “ show system package-info” from the cli as shown below: